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<section article="grp" article_name="Real Property" number="11-111" title_number="11" title_name="Maryland Condominium Act" subtitle_number="1">
  <level label="a">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The council of unit owners or the body delegated in the bylaws of a condominium to carry out the responsibilities of the council of unit owners may adopt rules for the condominium if:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Each unit owner is mailed or delivered:</text>
        <level label="1">
          <text>A copy of the proposed rule;</text>
        </level>
        <level label="2">
          <text>Notice that unit owners are permitted to submit written comments on the proposed rule; and</text>
        </level>
        <level label="3">
          <text>Notice of the proposed effective date of the proposed rule;</text>
        </level>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, before a vote is taken on the proposed rule, an open meeting is held to allow each unit owner or tenant to comment on the proposed rule; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>After notice has been given to unit owners as provided in this subsection, the proposed rule is passed at a regular or special meeting by a majority vote of those present and voting of the council of unit owners or the body delegated in the bylaws of the condominium to carry out the responsibilities of the council of unit owners.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A meeting held under paragraph (1)(ii) of this subsection may not be held unless:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Each unit owner receives written notice at least 15 days before the meeting; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>A quorum of the council of unit owners or the body delegated in the bylaws of the condominium to carry out the responsibilities of the council of unit owners is present.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <level label="1">
      <text>The vote on the proposed rule shall be final unless:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Within 15 days after the vote, to adopt the proposed rule, 15 percent of the council of unit owners sign and file a petition with the body that voted to adopt the proposed rule, calling for a special meeting;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>A quorum of the council of unit owners attends the meeting; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>At the meeting, 50 percent of the unit owners present and voting disapprove the proposed rule, and the unit owners voting to disapprove the proposed rule are more than 33 percent of the total votes in the condominium.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>During the special meetings held under paragraph (1) of this subsection, unit owners, tenants, and mortgagees may comment on the proposed rule.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>A special meeting held under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be held:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>After the unit owners and any mortgagees have at least 15 days’ written notice of the meeting; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Within 30 days after the day on which the petition is received by the body.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="c">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Each unit owner or tenant may request an individual exception to a rule adopted while the individual was the unit owner or tenant of the condominium.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>The request for an individual exception under paragraph (1) of this subsection shall be:</text>
      <level label="i">
        <text>Written;</text>
      </level>
      <level label="ii">
        <text>Filed with the body that voted to adopt the proposed rule; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="iii">
        <text>Filed within 30 days after the effective date of the rule.</text>
      </level>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="d">
    <level label="1">
      <text>Each rule adopted under this section shall state that the rule was adopted under the provisions of this section.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>A rule may not be adopted under this section after July 1, 1984, if the rule is inconsistent with the condominium declaration or bylaws.</text>
    </level>
    <level label="3">
      <text>This section does not apply to rules adopted before July 1, 1984.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
</section>
